2011 DODGE AVENGER Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, AN OBJECT HIT UNDER THE VEHICLE AND PUNCTURED A HOLE IN THE PLASTIC, UNPROTECTED FUEL TANK CAUSING A LEAK. FORTUNATELY IT ONLY CAUSED A LEAK AND DID NOT RESULT IN A FIRE. I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS PLASTIC AND DID NOT HAVE ANY PROTECTION FROM ROAD HAZARDS TO PREVENT PUNCTURES, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS SO CLOSE TO THE GROUND. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT AND HAVE OWNED IT FOR 2 YEARS. THE BACK OF THE CAR SWAYS IN THE BACK, WHICH I DID NOT NOTICE THIS AT FIRST BEING THE DRIVER, BUT PASSENGERS DID. AS TIME WENT ON IT GOT WORSE AND I BEGAN NOTICING IT IN THE FRONT. THE BACK END SWAYS ANYTIME YOU HIT A BUMP AND IN THE WINTER THE BACK END IS ALL OVER THE PLACE. I'VE BEEN DRIVING IN WINTER WEATHER FOR 10 YEARS NOW AND NEVER HAD SO MUCH ANXIETY UNTIL DRIVING THIS CAR. THE BACK END MAKES HOLLOW CLICKING NOISES FROM TIME TO TIME LIKE SOMETHING IS GOING TO JUST "POP OFF". THE STEERING WHEEL PULLS TO THE RIGHT (EVEN AFTER ALL ALIGNMENTS, TIRES CHECKED). WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO PUSH ON THE GAS AFTER BEING STOPPED THE CAR STALLS A GREAT DEAL. THE LEFT REAR SUSPENSION HAS BEEN REPLACED ALREADY, THE SWAY BAR TIGHTENED, CAMBER BUSHINGS DONE AND THERE ARE STILL ISSUES WITH THE ABOVE BUT THE DEALER STATES "NOTHING IS WRONG". I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS OF TIMES FOR ALL OF THIS NOT TO MENTION THE BUBBLING OF THE PAINT ON THE HOOD, THE TRUNK LEAKING WATER AND A FEW RECALLS. I PLAN ON TRADING THIS CAR IN ASAP AND WILL NOT BE PURCHASING ANOTHER DODGE. I SPENT WAY TOO MUCH MONEY ON A CAR TO HAVE THIS MANY ISSUES WITH BARELY 20,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

REAR SHIFTS SIDE WAYS WHEN GOING OVER ANY BUMP OR EXPANSION JOINT ON ROAD. DRIVING IN SNOW OR ICE IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE REAR IS ALWAYS SLIDING BACK AND FORTH HAD CAR CHECKED AND DODGE DEALERSHIP FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. ASIDE FROM GIVING ME A PANIC ATTACK EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS, I'M AFRAID I'M GOING TO KILL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE IN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT FROM THIS PROBLEM. THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING WITH THE REAR SWAY BAR BEING MOUNTED IN THE WRONG PLACE OR SOMETHING WITH THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL MALFUNCTIONING. ALSO I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TIRES SO I HAD ALL NEW TIRES PUT ON AND THAT OBVIOUSLY WASN'T THE PROBLEM. I'M SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE THIS CAR BUT IT IS MY ONLY OPTION. *TR

HAD WEIGHT IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. ROADS BEGAN TO BECOME LIGHTLY SNOW COVERED. BACK END OF CAR FLOATED, AS IF NOT TOUCHING THE HIGHWAY. CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS MINIMAL. SLOWED TREMENDOUSLY TO ENSURE A SOMEWHAT SAFE REMAINDER OF TRIP. HAS HAPPENED TWO OTHER TIMES, ALWAYS WHILE CARRYING EXTRA PASSENGERS OR WEIGHT IN THE CAR. VERY CONCERNING. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT EVEN THE DEALER SERVICE EMPLOYEES ARE AWARE OF. THERE IS NO REAL FIX. THEY HAVE SET REAR ALIGNMENT TO FARTHEST INWARD POSITION TO COUNTERACT REAR TIRES BOWING OUT WITH WEIGHT. I AM SKEPTICAL THIS WILL FIX PROBLEM PERMANENTLY. THEN WILL MY NEXT WORRY BE WEAR ON THE TIRES DUE TO INCORRECT ALIGNMENT? *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 AVENGER, AND WHENEVER I WOULD GO OVER 2000 RPM MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THEN IT WOULD TURN OFF, THEN IT WOULD COME BACK ON IF I WENT OVER 2000 RPM, AND THEN MY THROTTLE LIGHT WOULD START BLINKING AND MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I COULDN'T GO OVER 10 MPH, UNLESS I PULLED OVER AND TURNED MY CAR OFF, AND TURNED IT BACK ON. I TOOK IT THE SHOP, AND THEY TOLD ME I NEED TO REPLACE MY THROTTLE CONTROL SINCE IT'S BAD. *TR

WHEN TRAVELING AT 55 OR FASTER THE REAR OF THE CAR SWAYS/BOUNCES SIDEWAYS ON BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE MORE WEIGHT IN THE BACK SEAT OR TRUNK AREA THE MORE IT SWAYS/BOUNCES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 2 DEALERS AND THEY BOTH COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. I HAVE HAD AN ALIMENT DONE BUT THEY SAID IT WAS NOT NEEDED AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND HAVE THE SWAY BAR CHECKED. I'M HAVE GOTTEN NO WERE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

FRONT END MAKES A POPPING NOISE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE ON UNEVEN TERRAIN AT ALL SPEEDS. DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AND I HAD THE FIRST TIRE ROTATION AT THIS TIME. WE TOOK OUR FIRST ROAD TRIP (APPROX 1700 MILES ROUND TRIP) AND NOTICED VIBRATION ON TRIP. FOUND TIRE DUST COVERING REAR OF CAR AND REAR FENDER WELLS. THE REAR TIRES HAD ALMOST COMPLETELY WORN THROUGH THE INNERMOST TREAD. DEALER PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT CHECK, SAID FRONT WAS SLIGHTLY OUT AND CORRECTED IT. LEFT FRONT WAS -.7 CAMBER AND RIGHT FRONT WAS -.7. AT 1500 MILES THE DEALER FINALLY AGREED TO REPLACE THE TIRES THROUGH THE GOOD YEAR PRORATED WARRANTY, CLAIMING THE WARE PROBLEM WAS A TIRE ISSUE. WE ARE NOW AT 18000 MILES WITH NO SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. POPPING NOISE IN FRONT IN SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE, DEALER ONCE STATED THEY TIGHTENED THE CRADLE BOLTS. IT HAD NO EFFECT. WE AGAIN HAVE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND THE REAR END WOBBLES BACK AND FORTH ON UNEVEN TERRAIN. *TR

REAR SHIFTS SIDE WAYS WHEN GOING OVER ANY BUMP OR EXPANSION JOINT ON ROAD. DRIVING IN SNOW OR ICE IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE REAR IS ALWAYS SLIDING BACK AND FORTH HAD CAR CHECKED ALIGN IS GOOD THEY SAID SWAY BAR IS CONECTED TOO FAR AWAY FROM WHEELS ALLOWING REAR TO SWAY. *TR

I AM HEAVILY DISAPPOINTED. I WENT HOME TO LOUISIANA FOR EASTER AND IT RAINED QUITE A BIT. I WAS PACKING TO GO HOME AND PRIOR TO WENT TO CLEAN OUT MY VEHICLE TO INCLUDE MY TRUNK. WHEN I PULLED EVERYTHING OUT...LINERS AND ALL, THE LEFT SIDE OF MY TRUNK UNDERNEATH THE LINERS WAS SOAKED. THE GRAY PADDING ON EVEN ON THE SIDE OF THE TRUNK WAS WAS WET. I CAME BACK HOME TO KANSAS, YESTERDAY IT WAS THE SAME. WE HAD A STORM ROLL THROUGH AND AGAIN MY TRUNK WAS EVEN MORE SOAKED. I HAVE TAKEN EVERYTHING OUT AND DRIED IT OUT, HOWEVER W THE CURRENT RAIN, IT DOES NO GOOD. I NOW DO NOT HAVE A PLEASANT SMELL IN MY TRUNK. WHEN I READ REVIEWS, ITS APPARENT THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE DODGE VEHICLE AS WELL AS A FEW OTHER PRODUCTS, HOW THEY HECK IS IT OK TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM YET MAKE NO EFFORT TO FIX IT AND NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT? I SWITCHED FROM A NISSAN ALTIMA TO THIS CAR, BIG MISTAKE. MY NISSAN WOULD HAVE NEVER LET ME DOWN, AND NISSAN WOULD HAVE NEVER KEPT PUTTING THE SAME MISTAKE OUT THERE. I HAVE OWNED THREE TWO OF WHICH I BOUGHT USED AT, AT LEAST 3 YEARS OLD AND ONE BRAND NEW NO MILES AND NEVER ONCE ANY PROBLEMS. I WAS NEVER LET DOWN. I BOUGHT THIS DODGE 2/8/13, BARELY 60 DAYS OLD TO ME AND ALREADY PISSED OFF. WAY TO GO DODGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER TRAVELING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE FELT AS IF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT CONTACTING THE PAVEMENT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TO BECOME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE SUSPENSION AND STRUTS WERE NOT IN NEED OF REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. *TR